Developing a school finance system for K-12 reform in Qatar / Cassandra M. Guarino ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guarino, Cassandra M.

Qatar. Supreme Education Council.

Rand-Qatar Policy Institute.

Series:

Rand Corporation monograph series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Qatar--Finance.

Education.

Educational change--Qatar.

Educational change.

Finance.

Qatar.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 111 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND-Qatar Policy Institute, 2009.

Summary:

Reform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RAND to evaluate the education finance system that has been adopted and to offer suggestions for improvements. The authors analyze the system's evolution and resource allocation patterns between 2004 and 2006 and develop analytic tools for performing the evaluation, including a framework that allows assessment of the system in light of six main objectives: adequacy, efficiency, equity, accountability, transparency, and an appropriate balance between stability and responsiveness. Several data sources helped in the analysis, including financial data from schools, school administrative data, student data and test scores, and information about each student's parents and family life. The authors note the considerable progress that Qatar's education reform has made in just a few short years.

Contents:

Chapter One Introduction 1

Qatar Context 3

Implications of the Qatar Experience for School Finance Systems in Other Countries 5

Limitations of the Study 6

Organization of the Monograph 6

Chapter Two Trends in Financial Resource Allocation in the Reform 7

Total Spending on the Reform 7

Spending on Independent Schools in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 13

Start-Up Funds 16

Per-Pupil Allotments 16

Grants 16

Miscellaneous Income 17

Independent School Revenues on a Per-Pupil Basis 18

Staff Expenditures 25

Summary 29

Chapter Three Evaluation of the Reform's School Finance System 31

Transparency 32

Equity 35

Adequacy 39

Efficiency 47

Accountability 48

Stability/Responsiveness 52

Summary/Conclusions 56

Chapter Four Tool to Forecast Spending on the Reform 59

Forecasting Tool 61

Model Scenarios 67

Per-Pupil Allocations 73

Summary/Conclusions 77

Chapter Five Conclusions and Recommendations 81.

Notes:

"MG-839-QATAR"--P. [4] of cover.

"Prepared for the Supreme Education Council."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-111).

ISBN:

9780833046550

0833046551

OCLC:

300718871